CITY OF AKRON, OHIO Garry Moneypenny, President Mike Freeman, Vice-President Margo Sommerville, President Pro-Tem Members of Council: Michael Williams, At-Large Linda Omobien, At-Large Jeff Fusco, At-Large Rich Swirsky, Ward 1 Jim Hurley, Ward 2 Margo Sommerville, Ward 3 Russel Neal, Ward 4 Tara Mosley-Samples, Ward 5 Bob Hoch, Ward 6 Donnie Kammer, Ward 7 Marilyn Keith, Ward 8 Mike Freeman, Ward 9 Garry Moneypenny, Ward 10 www.akroncitycouncil.org ______________________________________________________________________________________ COUNCIL AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2015 Regular Meeting held on January 26, 2015. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting read and approved. CONSENT AGENDA (1) Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds in the maximum principal amount of $33,000,000, for the purpose of refunding certain maturities of general obligation bonds of the City issued in 2006 and 2007; and declaring an emergency. (BUDGET & FINANCE) (2) Ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of notes in a maximum principal amount of $6,600,000, in anticipation of the issuance of bonds, to retire notes issued for the purpose of providing funds to pay expenses associated with the settlement of health care claims, whether by reserve or otherwise, and the City’s portion of the costs of maintaining its self-insurance program for employee health care benefits; and declaring an emergency. (BUDGET & FINANCE) (3) Ordinance approving the donation of City-owned land to Urban Neighborhood Development Corporation and Mustard Seed Development Center; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. (PLANNING) (4) Ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of a Contract for Sale of Land for Private Redevelopment, providing for the sale and redevelopment of property on Sweitzer Avenue to JMDH Real Estate of Akron, LLC, pursuant to the Sweitzer Development Area Renewal Plan; finding such property is not needed for any public use, and related findings; and declaring an emergency. (PLANNING) (5) Ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to grant an easement on City-owned property at Tyler Street to The East Ohio Gas Company dba Dominion East Ohio; and declaring an emergency. (PUBLIC SERVICE) (6) Ordinance determining to proceed with the improvement of Massillon Road between the termini of Triplett Boulevard and Penthley Avenue by paving; grading; constructing and reconstructing curbs, concrete sidewalks, driveway approaches, storm sewers, sanitary sewers and water mains; installing roof drain pipes; and planting trees; approving the report of the Assessment Equalization Board; and declaring an emergency. (PUBLIC SERVICE) (7) Ordinance authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract, without the formality of advertising for bids, with the Bell Equipment Company, for the purchase of two sanitation packer trucks; and declaring an emergency. (PUBLIC SERVICE) RULES (G. MONEYPENNY, CHAIRMAN) NO ITEMS BUDGET AND FINANCE (M. FREEMAN, CHAIRMAN) NO ITEMS PLANNING (J. FUSCO, CHAIRMAN) FIRST READING AND REFERRED- UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING FEBRUARY 23, 2015: (1) Ordinance authorizing a Conditional Use to establish dry storage at 1371 California Avenue. (D158) (1/26/15) REFERRED: (2) D-158. Petition of Easten Cali, Inc., for a Conditional Use to establish dry storage on the first floor of the residence at 1371 California Avenue for the business at 2473 East Avenue. (PC-2014-74) (1/26/15) TIME: (3) Resolution adopting the 2015 Capital Investment and Community Development Program, also known as the Capital Investment Budget; and declaring an emergency. (1/12/15) (Note: Public Hearing Held 1/26/15. Committee requested Time. Granted: Viva Voce.) (4) Ordinance authorizing a Conditional Use to construct a Family Dollar store at 1134 Brown Street. (D-147) (12/15/14) (Note: Public Hearing held 1/12/15. Committee requested Time. Granted: Viva Voce) (5) D-147. Petition of Hutton for a Conditional Use to construct a Family Dollar store at 1134 Brown Street. (PC-2014-66) (12/8/14) (6) Ordinance amending/supplementing Title 15, Chapter 153, “Zoning Code”, Section 153.140 “Definitions”, to remove tires from the definition of an automobile service station and to establish a definition of tire sales; Section 153.285 “Commercial districts-Class U4”, to classify tire sales as a commercial use; and Section 153.310 “Business and Industry Requirements”, to establish minimum lot size requirements and to prohibit any outside work related to the tire sales; and declaring an emergency. (1/5/15) (Note: Public Hearing held 1/12/15. Committee requested Time. Granted: Viva Voce) (7) D-152. 2014-2018 Capital Investment and Community Development Program. (1/5/15) (8) D-150. Proposed 2015 Capital Investment and Community Development Program. (12/15/14) (9) Ordinance authorizing a Conditional Use to permit vehicular access from Whitestone Avenue for the conditionally zoned apartment complex at 1301 Brownstone Avenue; and declaring an emergency. (D121) (9/29/14) (Note: Public Hearing Held 10/6/14. Committee requested Time. Granted: Viva Voce) (10) D-121. Petition of Tony Nassif for a Conditional Use to permit vehicular access from Whitestone Avenue for the conditionally zoned apartment complex at 1301 Brownstone Avenue. (PC-201424) (9/15/14) (11) D-31. Petition of Lonnie Jones for a Conditional Use to establish a rooming house at 460 South Maple Street. (PC-2012-15)(04/16/12) (12) D-160. 2012-2016 Capital Investment and Community Development Program. (1/7/13) (13) D-324. 2014 Capital Investment and Community Development Program. (12/16/13) FILED: (14) D-140. Petition of Joseph Barreras for a Conditional Use to establish an event center at 1111 West Market Street. (PC-2014-55) (11/10/14) PUBLIC SERVICE (J. HURLEY, CHAIRMAN) FILED: (1) D-148. Three (3) letters objecting to the improvement of Massillon Road per Res. No. 353-2014. (12/8/14) (2) D-148-1. Two (2) letters objecting to the improvement of Massillon Road per Res. No. 353-2014. (1/5/15) PUBLIC UTILITIES (B. HOCH, CHAIRMAN) NO ITEMS PUBLIC SAFETY (D. KAMMER, CHAIRMAN) NO ITEMS PARKS AND RECREATION (R. NEAL, CHAIRMAN) NO ITEMS HOUSING (M. KEITH, CHAIRWOMAN) NO ITEMS HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE (L. OMOBIEN, CHAIRWOMAN) NO ITEMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOB CREATION (M. SOMMERVILLE, CHAIRWOMAN) NO ITEMS MISCELLANEOUS FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-159. Notice of New D5 liquor permit to Mustard Seed Market & Café, 867 W. Market Street. (WARD 1) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-160. Notice of Transfer of C1, C2 liquor permits to Sadi & Kelly, Inc., 587 W. Market Street. (WARD 1) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-161. Notice of New D1 liquor permit to Wingstop, 1698 W. Market Street. (WARD 4) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-162. Notice of Transfer of D2 liquor permit to Carmelita Sanders, 818 S. Arlington Street. (WARD 7) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-163. Notice of Transfer C1, C2 liquor permits to Dollar General Store #7360, 1736 Merriman Road. (WARD 8) FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-164. Assessment Equalization Board Report for the Massillon Road Improvement under Res. No. 353-2014. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-165. Ninety-six (96) City Sidewalk Program Petitions. FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-31-11. Income Tax Receipts for period ending December 31, 2014 FILED: VIVA VOCE. D-61-4. Executive Financial Report – Fourth Quarter 2014 REPRESENTATION FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS: Mayor Plusquellic; Cheri Cunningham, Director of Law; Ellen Lander Nischt, Assistant Director of Law; Stephanie York, Assistant Director of Law/Director of Communications; Diane Miller-Dawson, Director of Finance; Rick Schmahl, Chief Information Officer; Marco Sommerville, Director of Planning; John Moore, Director of Service; Phil Montgomery, Deputy Director of Service; Mark Moore, Capital Planning Manager; Jim Hall, Public Works Manager; John Eaton, Neighborhood Assistance ; Brad Beckert, Economic Development COMMITTEE MEETINGS Scheduled for Monday, February 2, 2015: 2:00 P.M. 2:15 P.M. 2:15 P.M. 2:30 P.M. 2:45 P.M. Public Service Public Safety Parks & Recreation Planning Economic Development & Job Creation 3:00 P.M. 3:15 P.M. 3:30 P.M. 3:30 P.M. Budget and Finance Public Utilities Housing Health & Social Service On Motion, Council adjourned at 8:06 p.m. Robert Keith Clerk of Council ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS PASSED JANUARY 26, 2015: RES. NO. 4-2015 approving and confirming the appointments of Donald Plusquellic, John Moore, Marco Sommerville, Helen Tomic, Councilman Russel Neal, Councilman Bob Hoch, and Councilman Michael Williams for the year 2015 as members of the Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 5-2015 authorizing the Director of Planning and Urban Development to file an application and enter into an agreement with the State of Ohio for the Capital Funding to End Homelessness Initiative; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 6-2015 authorizing the purchase of Temporary Rights-of-Way for properties located on Evans Avenue, to facilitate the completion of the SUM Evans Avenue Project; authorizing payment therefor; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 7-2015 approving the sale of City-owned land to Faisal Dabbas; determining said property is not needed for public use; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 8-2015 authorizing the Director of Planning and Urban Development to enter into a contract, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Haulin-N-Such, LLC for the demolition of a structure located at 51/53 Jewett Street; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 9-2015 authorizing the Director of Public Service to enter into a contract, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Cutter Power Sales, LLC for the purchase of a Ventrac 4500Z compact tractor for the Good Park Golf Course; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 10-2015 authorizing the Mayor to file applications and enter into agreements with the Ohio EPA and Ohio Water Development Authority for funding through the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund for the planning, design and/or construction of certain wastewater facilities; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 11-2015 authorizing the Mayor to participate in the Water Resource Restoration Sponsor Program and to enter into a Sponsorship Agreement with the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area for the Oak Openings Swamp Forest Restoration Project; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 12-2015 authorizing the Purchasing Agent to enter into a contract, without the formality of advertising for bids, with Cleveland Valve and Gauge for the emergency purchase of a Limitorque water main valve actuator for the water main valve located at Glenwood Avenue and State Route 8; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) ORD. NO. 13-2015 authorizing the Purchasing Agent, without the formality of advertising for bids, to enter into a contract with BAIR Analytics, Inc. for the purchase of an ATAC Regional Analysis and Information Data Sharing software package for the Akron Police Division; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 12-0 (Omobien abstained) RES. NO. 14-2015 congratulating Judi Bevly Hill on her election to the position of President of the Akron Chapter of the NAACP; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0 ORD. NO. 15-2015 authorizing the Mayor to file an application and enter into an agreement with the State of Ohio through the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund for funding for capital improvements for the Adam’s Run Trail and Greenway Project; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0 ORD. NO. 16-2015 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement for funding from the 2014 Juvenile Accountability Block Grant through the State of Ohio, Department of Youth Services; authorizing the expenditure of local funds; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0 ORD. NO. 17-2015 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement for funding from the 2013 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant through the State of Ohio, Office of Criminal Justice Services; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0 ORD. NO. 18-2015 authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement for funding from the 2014 Justice Assistance Grant administered through the State of Ohio, for a geo-narrative data collection project for the Akron Police Division; authorizing the expenditure of local funds in support of this grant; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0 RES. NO. 19-2015 urging the Ohio General Assembly to pass legislation establishing a secure online process for voter registration in the State of Ohio; and declaring an emergency. VOTE: 13-0
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